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Tim Griffin

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Attorney General

55

Years of Age

13

Years of Experience

ARResidence (state)

John Timothy Griffin (born August 21, 1968) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 57th attorney general of Arkansas. He previously served as the 20th lieutenant governor of Arkansas, from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he previously was the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas between 2006 and 2007 and U.S. Representative for Arkansas's 2nd congressional district from 2011 to 2015. Griffin defeated Democrat John Burkhalter for lieutenant governor in 2014 and served under Governor Asa Hutchinson. In summer 2020, Griffin announced his candidacy for the 2022 Arkansas gubernatorial election, but withdrew from the race in February 2021 to run for Arkansas Attorney General instead.

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Education6 - 6 of 4

Law School, Tulane University

JD

1991 - 1994

Pembroke College, Oxford University

Attended

1990 - 1991

Hendrix College

BA

1986 - 1990

United States Army War College

Master's

Past Positions1 - 22 of 22

Attorney General

State of Arkansas

2023 - Current

Lieutenant Governor

State of Arkansas

2014 - 2023

Deputy Whip for the Majority

United States House of Representatives

2013 - 2014

Representative

United States House of Representatives

2011 - 2014

Senior Counsel

Brunswick Group

2017 - Current

Senior Advisor for Communications and Growth Strategies

Purple Strategies

2015 - 2016

Advisor

Friends of Fred Thompson

2007 - 2008

General Counselor

Mercury Public Affairs

2007 - 2008

United States Attorney

Eastern District of Arkansas, United States Department of Justice

2006 - 2007

Judge Advocate General (JAG) Officer

101st Airborne Division/172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, United States Army

2005 - 2006

Special Assistant

Office of Political Affairs, White House

2005

Deputy Communications Director

Republican National Committee

2000

Deputy Communications Director

Republican National Committee

2004

Research Director

Republican National Committee

2000

Research Director

Republican National Committee

2004

Special Assistant

United States Attorney, Eastern District of Arkansas, United States Department of Justice

2001 - 2002

Senior Investigative Counsel

Government Reform Committee, United States House of Representatives

1997 - 1999

Associate Independent Counsel

Office of Independent Counsel David M. Barrett

1995 - 1997

Lieutenant Colonel

Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG), United States Army Reserve

1996 - Current

Associate Attorney

Jones Walker Limited Liability Partnership

1994 - 1995

Founder

Griffin Law Firm, Professional Limited Liability Corporation

Founder

Griffin Public Affairs, Limited Liability Corporation

Other Experience1 - 57 of 57

Board Member

Our House Shelter

Current

Member

Immanuel Baptist Church of Little Rock

Current

Volunteer

Republican National Convention

2008

Former Board Member

Florence Crittenton Home for Unwed Mothers

Member

National Rifle Association (NRA)

Member

Military Officers Association of America

Fellow

Arkansas Bar Foundation

Former Board Member

Florence Crittenton Home

Former Board Member

Member, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arkansas

Member

Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)

Member

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arkansas

Member

Reserve Officer Association

Member

American Legion

Member

Congressional TRIO Caucus

Member

Congressional Malaria Caucus

Member

Congressional Mississippi River Delta Caucus

Member

Congressional Mobility Air Forces Caucus

Member

Congressional Modeling and Simulation Caucus

Member

Congressional Motorcycle Safety Caucus

Member

Congressional Nuclear Issues Working Group

Member

Congressional Nursing Caucus

Member

Congressional Prayer Caucus

Member

Congressional Preservation Caucus

Member

Congressional Rice Caucus

Member

Congressional Scouting Caucus

Member

Congressional Afterschool Caucus

Member

Congressional Turkey Caucus

Member

Congressional Zoo and Aquarium Caucus

Member

Congressional Waterways Caucus

Member

Congressional Wellness Caucus

Member

Congressional Youth Challenge Caucus

Member

National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus (NGRCC)

Member

Congressional Bicycle Caucus

Member

Congressional Cancer Caucus

Member

Congressional Caucus on Intellectual Property Promotion and Piracy Prevention

Member

Congressional Diabetes Caucus

Member

Congressional Down Syndrome Caucus

Member

Congressional Health Care Caucus

Member

Congressional Lupus Caucus

Member

Congressional Addiction, Treatment and Recovery Caucus

Member

Congressional Arthritis Caucus

Member

Congressional Arts Caucus

Member

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Member

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Member

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Member

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